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Wednesday, December 10, 2014
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Demonic Influence

There is more documentation for the Bible than for all of
the other ancient books combined.That
is because it is the Word of God, given that His people may know: His will and
power, peace and love, and for our power over the enemy (Satan and his
minions); powers and principalities of the air. " For we wrestle not
against flesh and blood, but
against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."[1]

I
believe in God because He has revealed and proven Himself to me.He leads and guides me into all truth, by the
power of the Holy Spirit, as I learn to yield my will to His. In His truth
there is no wavering, and His truth resides within me.I feel sorry for those who do not possess
this same confidence in the Lord. A
biblically literate Christian knows that those who practice witchcraft and
other forms of sorcery have several forms of power, and that those forms of
power are provided by the demons that control those people, due to their
choices. "There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son
or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that uses divination, or an
observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch. Or a charmer, or a consulter
with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these
things are an abomination unto the Lord:"[2].

What happens when someone calls on those demonic forces to
cast a curse, or spell,against a Holy
Spirit filled Christian?First, we must
realize that the Holy Spirit indwells the Christian.That means that anyone casting that spell or
curse is doing so against the dwelling place of the Lord of the universe.Second, we know that evil spirits (demons, minions
of Satan, etc.) are not loyal to anyone or anything except Satan.They know who the Lord of the universe is,
and they fear Him.They simply do not
have the ability to honor or the will to obey Him."This is what’s going on when humans boast of having
supernatural powers on earth. No matter what they call themselves—witch,
sorcerer, medium, warlock or some other fancy title—they have as much power
over you as you have over the planet Mars. They simply can’t do anything to
harm you on their own. Instead, they are completely dependent on demons to give
them the illusion of power. If they chant some “sacred” bit of baloney and at
the same time a demon hurls a knife at your head, then naturally you’re going
to feel a bit nervous around that person. Your flawed human logic will tell you
that whenever two earthly events happen so close together, they must be
related. You’ll conclude that the first event caused the second to happen,
therefore the spell really worked. No, it didn’t. A human mumbled a bunch of
baloney and then a demon threw a knife at your head. These were two separate,
unrelated events. The demon simply timed his actions to create the illusion
that the human has supernatural powers. Now Satan has an ego that’s
bigger than this whole universe, so why on earth would he ever want us to take
the glory for the things he has done? Because as long as we think we’ve got
magical powers, we’ll never be interested in Jesus."[3]The Bible tells us about the "Whole Armor
of God" which consists of the Helmet of Salvation, the Breast Plate of righteousness,
the Shield of Faith, the Belt of Truth, the Sword of the Spirit (which is the
Word of God) and the Shoes of the Gospel of Peace.

When we are equipped with the Whole Armor of God, the
Satanic and demonic forces cannot prevail against us.Demonic
suggestion, demonic ideology, demonic obsession and demonic influence can all
have effects on the life of a Christian; however, a Christian cannot be
controlled or possessed by a demon, because he has willingly yielded the
possession and control of his life to God.The Bible tells us that we must put on the full armor of God, in order
to be able to stand against the fiery darts of the enemy.That means it is a conscious decision to use
this armor.The life of a Christian can
be made miserable by demonic influence if that Christian does not know about
this armor, as his rightful possession. Study of the Word of God is the answer
to this lack.Christians are not
pacifists, they are Christian Soldiers; warriors in the army of God. There are
instances, such as protection of family, where physical warfare is authorized,
however, for the most part, the warfare a Christian is involved in is spiritual.Just as , when the demons saw Jesus, they
said: "We know who you are, the Son Of God", demons can sense or see
the Holy Spirit's presence in the Spirit filled Christian.

God established Israel, while
the rest of the world established itself. Abraham sought after God, and God
accepted Abraham. "Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people
He has chosen as His own inheritance."[5]
The more I think about it, the more I am convinced that it's the TRIBAL
MENTALITY, like the Native Americans used to have and is so prevalent in the
middle east today. "From whence come wars and fighting among you? come they not hence, even
of your lusts that war in your members?"[6]Tribalism doesn't get along with
civilization. The Lord and Creator of the universe represents
civilization.We can see, throughout the
pages of the Bible, the Lord drawing man from tribalism to life in a civilized
and orderly manor. We can see that God took the Hebrew tribe of Abraham, Isaac
and Jacob, and built them into the nation of Israel.Ethnicity and national origin has nothing to
do with it. Culture has everything to do with it.Tribes, throughout history, have made up gods
to suit their perceived needs.The
satanic influences are more than willing to fulfill these needs.They will do anything they deem necessary, to
keep people from getting to know the real God of Heaven. Yes, there really is a
conspiracy here.Those who, for whatever
reason, ignore God, substitute false gods, or reject the true God, are
therefore open to be subject to those demonic influences.

Spirit filled Christians desire to turn over and submit
their will and life to Jesus. Paul tells us that it is a constant struggle
within us, to overcome the sinful nature we were born with.“If any man comes to Me and does not have
much more love for Me than for his father and mother, wife and children,
brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be My follower." Luke
14:26 NLV[7]The King James states it this way, "If
any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and
children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be
my disciple."Hated, in this verse, means held in
relative disregard in comparison with the other.If we do not place God as first place in our
life, where and in what place do we put Him?He desires to be first, and any other position is not acceptable.The Lord is Jealous of anything that is
placed before Him.[8]

To sum up, there really is demonic
influence in the world. I don't fully understand why God has given Satan
dominion over this world, but the Bible tells us Adam and Eve were deceived by
the devil, and gave in to it. This gave Satan the right to have influence in
the world.I do know that this life is
essentially a test for the next life.If
God had placed us in this world, without the influence of Satan being here, how
much of a test would that have been? The Lord gave us "free will" so
that we could choose to accept either good or evil.He also gave us the ability to know the
difference.In His Word, He instructs us
to choose good over evil, life over death and Him above all else.Because He gave us "free will" it
is up to each of us to make his own individual decision.He, Himself said, that there is now only one
way be accepted into the kingdom for Heaven. That one and only way is through
accepting Jesus (who is the Lord's Christ) as your Lord and Savior.[9]
Jesus told us to spread the Good News, of His Salvation, throughout the world,
so that everyone who accepts Him will be saved.

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